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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

truth

英  [truːθ]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • truths

    1. [U 不可数名词] 实情 , 真相

    The truth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented.

    近义词

    facts , accuracy

    反义词

    falsity , falsehood , lies , fiction

    双语例句

    例：

    Is it possible to separate truth from fiction?

    有可能把事实和谎言区分开来吗？

    例：

    I must tell you the truth about this business.

    我必须告诉你这桩交易的真相。

    例：

    The truth of the matter is that we had no other choice.

    这件事的实情是我们别无选择。

    例：

    In the town very few know the whole truth.

    在该镇没有几个人知道全部的真相。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 真实性

    If you say that there is some truth in a statement or story, you mean that it is true, or at least partly true.

    双语例句

    例：

    There is no truth in this story.

    这个故事不具备真实性。

    例：

    Is there any truth to the rumours?

    这些谣传有事实根据吗？

    3. [C 可数名词] 真理

    A truth is something that is believed to be true.

    双语例句

    例：

    It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.

    一个几乎普遍的真理是，我们在某一工作中越往上晋升，实际运用那些当初在工作中经常实践的技能的机会就越少。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • tell you the truth

    1. 说实话 , 坦白说

    You say to tell you the truth or truth to tell in order to indicate that you are telling someone something in an open and honest way, without trying to hide anything.

    双语例句

    例：

    To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him.

    坦白说，我怕见到他。

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